It’s not just a euphemism; booze kills brain cells—kind of, at least. Because it’s a neurotoxin, alcohol can actually damage ...

Heavy drinkers had a 133% higher chance of having brain lesions compared with nondrinkers, a study found. A medical expert explains how much alcohol is too much.

According to the NHS, your liver will happily process about one unit of alcohol per hour, but drinking too much can cause ...

As early as the 1980s, researchers suspected that alcohol can cause cancer. Epidemiological studies have shown that alcohol is causally linked to cancer of the oral cavity, throat, voice box, ...

The line between enjoying a casual drink and risking your health can be finer than many realise, especially as we age. A ...

Researchers are studying ways to stop cognitive decline. They are looking at what people eat, how they live, and who they ...

Consuming alcoholic drinks can affect the pathways and neurotransmitters in the brain ... alcohol, our body’s ability to fight off infection becomes inhibited, with the production of white blood ...

Scientists have identified distinct thirst and hunger neurons in the amygdala that drive eating and drinking, offering ...

As for what they found? More than two months after having been exposed to alcohol, the male rats demonstrated long-lasting ...

The number of people living with dementia, including Alzheimer’s, is expected almost to double every 20 years.